dilly-dally
verb[I]
old-fashionedinformaluk/ˈdɪl.iˌdæl.i/us/ˈdɪl.iˌdæl.i/towastetime,especiallyby beingslow, or by not beingableto make adecision:
磨蹭；犹豫不决Don't dilly-dally - just getyourbagsand let's go!别犹豫了——干脆拿上东西我们一起走吧！
Synonyms
procrastinate
stall
to move slowly
- crawlThere'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was crawling.
- trundleLorries trundle through the narrow lanes.
- creepHe crept downstairs, hardly making any noise.
- trudgeThey trudged wearily through the snow.
- strollWe spent the afternoon strolling around Budapest.
- ambleHe ambled over to the window.
Hesitating
- backward
- dither
- ditherer
- dithery
- falter
- foot
- halting
- hang back
- have a foot in both campsidiom
- haw
- hem
- hem and hawidiom
- hesitantly
- hesitate
- hesitation
- hum
- hum and hawidiom
- pussyfoot
- sit
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